I hear they're hiring at McDonald's.

So I have this minor, itty-bitty problem. I have no idea what I want to do with my life.

Okay, that's a lie. I have no idea how to go about getting the job I desire.

That's much more realistic. Face it, in some businesses.. you have to "know someone" to get the job you want. Good resumes, follow-up calls, dropping things off in person, even sheer audacity with special "remember-me" schemes.. sometimes none of that seems to matter.

I don't think anyone prepares students for the reality of life after college, which is such a shame. After the kudos and slaps on the back from my professors... all of which said I had "such talent", it was a slap in the face to apply for job after job with no real response.

I think that college students would be better served with some kind of pre-graduation seminar on the trials and pitfalls of job hunting. Some kind of idea of how things work. And tips on how to NOT take things personally.

(I'm still open for those tips....)

Otherwise, you end up like me...

A decent job, that isn't close to what I was looking for in the first place.. and no clue how to take the next step.

It's almost Catch-22. They want you to have experience, but aren't willing to give you a position where you can gain that experience.